Best High Schools in Alabama

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Summative Assessment test scores by the Alabama State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, August 15, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 374)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
121	Hamilton High School	Public	9-12	211 Aggie Ave	Hamilton	35570	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(205) 921-3281	449	27	16.4	50.1%	368 (82.0%)	19 (4.2%)	47 (10.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$10,477			$1,522			$8,938	62.6	42.6	213	92		010231000868
122	Geneva High School	Public	9-12	505 Panther Dr	Geneva	36340	Geneva County	Geneva City	No	No	No	No	(334) 684-9379	369	23	16.3	46.6%	295 (79.9%)	50 (13.6%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$12,182			$1,520			$10,639	62.2	66.6	99	23		010164000567
123	Beulah High School	Public	7-12	4848 Lee Road 270	Valley	36854	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 705-6020	535	38	14	55.5%	366 (68.4%)	105 (19.6%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	$12,948			$1,038			$11,894	62.2	43.1	210	87		010207000791
124	Marbury High School	Public	9-12	2360 Highway 31 North	Deatsville	36022	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	No	(334) 387-1910	626	35	18.1	39.5%	487 (77.8%)	93 (14.9%)	23 (3.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	$8,624			$954			$7,667	61.9	47.8	182	58		010024000046
125	Andalusia High School	Public	9-12	701 Third St	Andalusia	36420	Covington County	Andalusia City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 222-7569	471	34	13.9	58.2%	263 (55.8%)	160 (34.0%)	11 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	$11,290			$1,988			$9,285	61.8	49.8	172	47		010006000007
126	Vinemont High School	Public	9-12	165 High School Road	Vinemont	35179	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-0571	348	20	17.4	38.2%	294 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$12,208			$2,046			$10,090	61.4	46.7	192	66		010102000385
127	Benjamin Russell High School	Public	9-12	225 Heard Blvd	Alexander City	35010	Tallapoosa County	Alexander City	No	No	No	No	(256) 234-8611	852	55	15.4	58.2%	367 (43.1%)	334 (39.2%)	111 (13.0%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.9%)	$10,158			$1,205			$8,892	61.3	67.3	94	33		010003000003
128	Sand Rock High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1950 Sand Rock Avenue	Sand Rock	35983	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 557-3825	783	43	18.2	46.6%	719 (91.8%)	5 (0.6%)	38 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)	$10,109			$1,310			$8,738	60.7	58.4	131	3		010063000282
129	Fyffe High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	153 Church St	Fyffe	35971	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 623-2116	954	57	16.6	49.2%	669 (70.1%)	8 (0.8%)	82 (8.6%)	4 (0.4%)	176 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.6%)	$9,879			$1,235			$8,415	60.6	55.1	150	21		010114000415
130	Southside High School	Public	9-12	2361 School Drive	Southside	35907	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 442-2172	825	43	19	33.7%	690 (83.6%)	46 (5.6%)	39 (4.7%)	22 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	$7,930			$552			$7,332	60.6	67.4	93	37		010138000506

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Summative Assessment Mathematics, Summative Assessment Science, Summative Assessment English test scores released by the Alabama State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 15, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Alabama State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Alabama State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.